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Roll and Journal 

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INTRODUCTION 



If abundance of historic vicissitudes and varieties of 
being could make a district happy, Acadia in its first 
two centuries would be supremely blessed among 
American provinces. Of all the colonies in the western 
Hemisphere, — English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, 
Dutch, Swedish, — none approaches it for the number 
of oscillations in its ownership, and the sweeping 
changes in its conditions of inhabitance. Six times in 
less than a century it was conquered and given back, 
willed out of existence and resettled, or transferred 
from one private lord to another. Within another half- 
century it was largely depopulated by a military 
measure strange to this continent, though not to otliers; 
to be again repeopled by its old inhabitants, who were 
shortly swamped by a new immigi'ation of refugees 
from its lifelong colonial enemj^ torn by a revolution 
from its ancient national enemy, now its mistress. Of 
all these changes, Port Royal, now Annapolis, bore the 
brunt and was the head, carrying the control of the 
colony with it. 

For the major part of this, the reason is clear. Its 
position among colonies was imiqiie. It was a seaboard 
outlier of a power which always lost the control of the 
sea during a war with the owner of its rival colonies, 
yet whose European position long enabled it to reclaim 
its lost children at the end of everj^ war. It was the 
river-mouth guard of an inland colony which was only 



[ 2 ] 

to be reached by first seizing its gate-keeper. It was 
a first-rate privateering station, and excellent centre 
for supply and incitement of Indian raids on its nearest 
colonial neighbors, in whose minds therefore its capture 
was always at the forefront. But it had internal con- 
ditions also which created its two most picturesque 
episodes. It was the seat of a valuable fur-trade, which 
generated a violent struggle between a royal grantee 
and an adventurous "squatter," still famous. It had 
a much paternalized French Catholic population, which 
at once kept away the free English settlers that made 
the growth of the other colonies, and remained still 
obedient French instruments under English sway, a 
sure warrant of ruin. 

Planted first by De Monts and Poutrincourt in 1604, 
Port Royal was exterminated with all its coast fellows 
by Argall in 1613. The peninsula was held by a few 
wanderers under Biencourt and his lieutenants the 
La Tours; the town was conquered for England and 
replanted with a Scotch colony by the Huguenot David 
Kirke in 1629, and the whole returned to France in 
1632. The royal grantee Razilly left it to D'Aunay in 
1635; and from 1638 to 1646 the latter carried on 
internecine war with the younger La Tour for over- 
lapping grants, and finally for the whole and La Tour's 
liberty and perhaps life, which ended in D'Aunay's 
victory and the death of La Tour's heroic consort. But 
four years later D'Aunay died; and La Tour at once 
obtained a royal pardon and grant of the whole. Con- 
quered a second time for England under Cromwell, by 
his old general now Major Robert Sedgwick of Massa- 



[ 3 ] 

chiisetts, it was again restored at the Treaty of Breda 
in 1667. Conquered a third time for England by Sir 
William Phips in 1690, it was a third time given back 
at the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697. Conquered a fourth 
time for England by General Francis Nicholson in 
1710, — the subject of this diary, — it was not given 
back, though old Louis XIV. made the most despairing 
efforts to retain it. In its place arose the fortress of 
Louisbourg, which a sardonic fate might well have 
induced France to build as a Greek gift to her enemy 
England. But that power had been fighting not for 
Acadia, but against France ; as conversely had France. 
The province was substantially forgotten and left 
pretty much to its own devices, the people to priestly 
intrigue which kept them French in allegiance. And 
when the final struggle came with France, the English 
government could only undo its many years' laches, 
and secure its eastern frontier by making a desert of its 
own province. 

The first expedition on which our diarist went, that 
which finally made Acadia English, was toward the 
close of Queen Anne's War, the American portion of 
the War of the Spanish Succession. In this colonial 
war the French had two main objects in view: the one 
of direct military importance, the other indirect and 
to keep their tools in condition. The first was to strike 
at New York and Boston and destroy the colonial com- 
merce, as well as to secure the control of the West; 
the second was to keep the Indians embroiled with the 
provincials, and prevent their drifting into peaceful 
relations which would cut the ground from under the 



[ * ] 

French. The latter motive was the source of expedi- 
tions of mere ravage and murder, like the massacre at 
Deerfield in 1704, which had no military object. This 
atrocity could not be avenged by the colonies attacking 
Canada, impregnable in her forests; but Acadia could 
be reached by the New-Englanders' chosen element, 
the sea. The old Indian-fighter Benjamin Church at 
once organized an expedition to break up that haunt 
of privateers, and supply station for Indian raids on 
New England; but was forbidden to attack Port 
Royal, the only thing w^orth while and which alone 
made the province formidable. None the less he 
brought his little fleet before it and summoned it to 
surrender; but his officers colonial and British refused 
to attack, and he went home. 

Three years later a joint New England force (except 
from Connecticut) was dispatched against Port Royal 
under Colonel John March of Massachusetts, and 
intrenched before it ; but there was no discipline among 
the men or courage among the officers. One council 
of war voted to withdraw, a second to bring up the 
cannon and attack, a third again to raise the siege; 
and after the men had demolished some outbuildings 
under fire, with a spirit which showed that with leader- 
ship an assault was hopeful, the armament drew off. 
Reinforced, they again came up, landed, fought small 
engagements for a week, and returned home, to be 
mocked by the children in the street. 

Two years later, in 1709, an expedition to conquer 
all Canada was authorized by the English government, 
on the persuasion of Captain Samuel Vetch, an expe- 



[ 5 ] 

rienced Scotch soldier, one of the survivors of Paterson's 
Darien colon}^ and son-in-law of Robert Livingston 
of New York; now at Boston in the Canadian trade. 
The northern colonies were directed to raise 1500 men 
(Connecticut's share 350) for an expedition by Lake 
Champlain, under Colonel Francis Nicholson, ex-gov- 
ernor of several colonies and late lieutenant-governor 
of New York; and 1200 for one by the St. Lawrence, 
capturing Port Royal on the way, with the aid of a 
royal fleet and force. Nicholson's troops (to which 
New Jersey and Pennsjdvania had refused to con- 
tribute) lay all summer in camp on Wood Creek, dying 
like flies of dysentery brought on by heat, insects, and 
unsanitary conditions. The St. Lawrence levies waited 
at Boston. Four months after Vetch and Nicholson 
had left England with the promise of the regulars and 
fleet, the foreign secretary wrote to Governor Dudley 
of Massachusetts that they had been sent to Portugal 
instead; they were needed in Europe. This letter 
reached America the 11th of October, when Nicholson's 
force was liors de combat and the season for a campaign 
was past. Yet even then all the New England gov- 
ernors joined in an offer to send their forces against 
Port Royal if the frigates at New York and Boston 
would join; but the captains refused. 

But New England was determined to be rid of Port 
Royal. Nicholson, just starting for England, was 
commissioned to tell the government that the colonists 
would again assault the place the following year, if 
they could have foiu' frigates and five hundred regulars, 
though sorely crippled in their finances by the strain 



[ 6 ] 

of the war expeditions and border griards. The forces 
were asked for the latter part of March; they arrived 
in July. The colonies set vigorously at work to raise 
their quotas and their supplies. Connecticut formed a 
battalion of 300 men/ Massachusetts two of 450 each, 
New Hampshire and Rhode Island jointly one of 300. 
Five frigates and the Massachusetts provincial galley, 
with from thirty to forty transports and supply ves- 
sels, constituted the squadron, whose naval commander 
was Sir Charles Hobby. Sailing the 18th of Septem- 
ber, six days later it anchored in Port Royal Harbor, 
and the next day landed nearly 2000 men before a fort 
containing perhaps 300, besides some armed civilians. 

The garrison seems to have felt hopeless from the 
start in face of such overwhelming odds; and both 
regulars and civilians began to skulk out of the lines 
and disappear long before the siege artillery was in 

^ It had already selected its officers : Colonel, Col. Yv^illiam 
Whiting; Lieutenant-Colonel, Lt.-Col. Matthew Allyn^ or in case 
of his declining, Major Ebenezer Johnson; Major, Captain John 
Burr; Captain, Lt. Roger Newton of Milford; (why only one, 
cannot be guessed;) Lieutenants, Lts. Jonathan Belden of Wethers- 
field, Wm. Adams of Milford, John Clark of Stratford, John Hall 
of Wallingford, Samuel Webster of Hartford (brother to the great- 
great-grandfather of Noah Webster), William Crocker of New 
London, John Gardner of Stonington, with Richard Miles of New 
Haven and Samuel Keelar, Jr. of Norwalk; commissary, Chris- 
topher Christophers; chaplain, Samuel Whittlesey of Wallingford, 
who apparently declined to serve and was replaced by Rev. Mr. 
Buckingham, the diarist, on appointment by the Governor and 
Council; "chirurgeons," James Laborie and Samuel Mather. It 
also voted £50 towards sea stores. 



[ 7 ] 

place, and when the only firing was from the English 
bomb-ketch, to which the cannon of the fort made fair 
reply. Subercase, the commander, was a veteran with 
a good record, and had recently declined reinforce- 
ments; but he felt no call to be a martyr, any more 
than Cornwallis at Yorktown or Stoessel at Port 
Arthur. When the preparations for bombardment 
were nearly completed, and the intrenchments solidly 
established within 400 yards, he asked leave to send 
the ladies in the fort to Nicholson's camp for protection 
from the shells. Nicholson acceded, but Subercase 
offered to capitulate instead. Nicholson waited another 
day until the siege artillery was efficiently placed, and 
then formally demanded surrender. B}^ the next day 
(Oct. 2/13), terms were settled: the garrison to be 
carried to France, and the inhabitants for three miles 
around to remain on taking an oath of fidelity. Three 
days later the evacuation was effected. The 258 
French soldiers who had not deserted were replaced 
with 200 British marines and 250 provincials who 
volunteered; Vetch was made governor of Acadia; 
Port Hoyal was re-named Annapolis Royal; and the 
Acadian kaleidoscope took its last turn for nearly half 
a century. But Isle Royale (Cape Breton) became a 
new Acadia, to the same effect, and in turn was con- 
quered, to be anew given back to France, and anew and 
finallj^ repossessed. If it be counted a part of the 
original Acadia, its shiftings add still another pair of 
oscillations to those of the greater section. 

The success of this expedition stimulated a fresh 
attempt of the English government for the conquest 



[ 8 ] 

of Canada, to which other influences lent weight. The 
popular irritation with the drain of the great war and 
with the Marlborough clique had enabled the Tories 
to overturn his Wliig administration; and using part 
of his best troops to annex New France would accom- 
plish two great ends at once, — balance his resounding 
European victories by a vastly more fruitful American 
one, and cripple his power of winning more by depleting 
his forces. The plan, aside from the j)ersonal aims, 
was statesmanlike, but the curse of jobbery was upon 
it, as upon the early part of the later Seven Years' 
War. Five of Marlborough's veteran regiments were 
taken, with two other good ones; but in command was 
placed "Jack" Hill, brother of Queen Anne's favorite 
Mrs. Masham, — a court hanger-on with neither parts, 
courage, nor experience, but made a brigadier-general, 
and thought good enough to win an American cam- 
paign. The naval command was given to a bird of the 
same mental and moral feather but longer in service, — 
Sir Hovenden Walker, jobbed into the naval service 
long enough before to have nominal experience. They 
were to ascend the St. Lawrence and capture Quebec, 
while Nicholson as before was to operate by Lake 
Champlain. New York and New England again 
strained themselves, and Nicholson planted himself and 
about 2300 white men and Indians in wooden shelters 
at Wood Creek, waiting for the word from the naval 
force to advance. 

The word he received was that the expedition w^as an 
utter "fluke," partly from accident, but chiefly from 
the unmanly cowardice and meanness of spirit of the 



[ 9 ] 

commaaiders. The only officer on board with the pluck 
of a man, Vetch, commanding the provincials, was not 
listened to. There were no pilots who understood the 
St. Lawrence, but that was nothing new, and had not 
prevented fleets like Phips' from reaching Quebec 
before. A captured French captain vv^as impressed as 
a pilot, and entertained himself and ser\^ed his country 
by telling such horrible stories about the arctic winters 
at Quebec that the commanders were half mad with 
fright. Walker was convinced that if they ever arrived, 
they should be worse than ice-bound; the river would 
freeze to the bottom and crush the ships in pieces, and 
the soldiers and crews in the midst of vast snow-drifts 
would resort to cannibalism. The French pilot let the 
others run the fleet on the north shore when they 
thought it the south, where the river is seventy miles 
wide (!); ten transports and supply vessels were 
wrecked, and towards a thousand lives lost. But the 
expedition numbered nearly 12000, — some 6100 regu- 
lars and marines and 1500 provincials, besides artillery- 
men, with nine war ships and over sixt}^ transports and 
other vessels and their crews; the losses had not been 
more than a day's hard fighting would cost, and left 
the expedition still so strong that the slender force at 
Quebec could hardly have held out a fortnight. But 
the heads were anxious only for an excuse to go home. 
Vetch offered to take the fleet to Quebec; the other 
captains would not hear to the experiment — they were 
not required to be braver than their chiefs. Vetch pro- 
tested with vigor; but to no purpose. The fleet 
returned to anchorage at Cape Breton, and word was 



[ 10 ] 

sent to Nicholson, who tore off and stamped on his wig 
and yelled with rage, but could only burn his barracks 
and disband his army, save a small force to guard the 
frontiers. France shortly occupied the Champlain 
country and built Louisbourg, to guard against the 
double danger to Canada from the east and south. 

The diarist, Rev. Thomas Buckingham, was the 
grandson of Thomas, who came to Boston in 1637 with 
Eaton, Hopkins, Davenport, and Prudden, removed 
with them to New Haven, and in 1639 to ^lilford; 
where his son, our subject's father, was elder of the 
church and sergeant of militia. The diarist, born 
JNlarch 1, 1671, graduated at Harvard in 1690, and in 
1694 was appointed pastor of the Second Church at 
Hartford, in succession to its first minister. Rev. John 
Whiting. Shortly afterward he married the daughter 
of the late pastor of the First Church, Isaac Foster. 
His ministry lasted thirty-seven years; and if he can- 
not be styled an intellectual leader, he seems to have 
been a fair mate for the average upper ranks of the 
ministry in his time. He approved the Saybrook Plat- 
form; and as might be expected, disapproved the slight 
drift toward Episcopacy, which established an Anglican 
communion in Connecticut. When the change in loca- 
tion of the inchoate Yale College from Saj^brook was 
mooted, he with the other Hartford minister (of the 
First Church), Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, advocated 
its establishment at Hartford ; and when it was finally 
placed at New Haven, both let their disappointment 
overbalance their temper and judgment. They sup- 



[ 11 ] 

ported eagerly the attempt to maintain an opposition 
college at Wethersfield; and when elected Representa- 
tives to the Assembly in 1719, were not allowed to take 
their seats on the ground of disrespectful language or 
accusations. This at least is true of Mr. Woodbridge ; 
and as Mr. Buckingham likewise did not take his seat, 
it probably includes him also. But this soon passed, 
and two sons of the Rev. Mr. Buckingham graduated 
at Yale. 

Mr. Buckingham was chaplain in both the Port Royal 
expedition of 1710 and the Wood Creek expedition 
of 1711, to which his diaries relate. The reprint here 
given is not from the original IMS., which is hopelessly 
lost, but from a pamphlet print of 1825, whose editing 
does no great credit to the original editor. Besides 
some obviously gross and needless errors, corrected in 
the notes to this edition, and other probable ones, there 
are omissions which might conceivably have been sup- 
plied. We reprint also the pamplilet introductions by 
the former editor. 



The 

Private Journals 

Kept By 

REV. JOHN BUCKINGHAM 

Of The 

Expedition Against Canada, 

In 

The Years 1710 & 1711. 



From the Original Manuscripts. 



New York: Wilder & Campbell. 



1825 
INTRODUCTION 



The Diaries from which the following extracts are 
made, were written by I\ir. Buckingham, Minister of 
the second presbyterian church in Hartford, Connect- 
icut, during the expeditions against Canada, in 1710 
and 1711, undertaken by the Colonies at the order of 
Queen Anne. The orthography in the following pages 
is generally modernized. 



[ 13 ] 

An expedition had been formed in the year 1709 
against Montreal and Quebec, for which nearly 3000 
men were furnished in quotas by the Colonies, but it 
had entirely failed, because the English fleet and troops 
which were intended to cooperate, were unexpectedly 
despatched to Portugal. The troops suffered much by 
sickness, but never came into action. 

On account of the frontiers being continually 
harassed by parties of French and Indians, the Colonies 
were extremely urgent that another attempt should be 
made to conquer Canada; and General Nicholson and 
Colonel Schuyler went to England in the latter part of 
the year 1709, to solicit the permission and assistance 
of the government. These were granted ; although the 
government really meditated nothing further than the 
capture of Port Royal and Nova Scotia, and actually 
accomplished only the former. It is hardly necessary 
to mention, that it is not the importance of the facts, 
but the hints of the situation of the country, which 
have induced the publication of these diaries. 

In July, 1710, news was received that Lord Shannon 
was under sailing orders for America, and on the 18th 
of September, a fleet of 36 ships of war and transports, 
part of which had been sent over from England, 
sailed from Nantasket for Port Royal. In these were 
embarked all the regular troops which had arrived, 
together with the soldiers furnished by several of the 
Colonies. Fourteen transports were furnished by 
Massachusetts, 5 by Connecticut, 2 by New Hampshire, 
and 3 by Rhode Island; and General Nicholson was 
invested with the chief command. 



[ 14 ] 

Our author accompanied the expedition as chaplain 
to the Connecticut troops. On the 24th of September, 
they arrived at Port Royal, and on the 21st of the 
following month they began a fire upon the fort, from 
three batteries of two mortars and twenty-four cohorns. 
The Star bomb-ship at the same time threw shells 
among the enemy. 

The circumstances attending the expedition up to 
this period appear to be detailed with minuteness in 
the diary before us ; but as the first part of it is written 
in a cypher difficult to understand, it will be sufficient 
for the present to publish only that which is legible, 
and which begins with the capitulation of the fort. 



A DIARY OF THE NAVAL 

Expedition against Port Royal, 

In The Year 1710. 

DIARY, &c. 



An account of what I brought from Hartford. 

A great coat, a new black broad-cloth coat, a serge 
coat, a di'ugget jacket, a white waistcoat, a new pair of 
serge breeches, a pair of leather ones, 2 shirts, 3 bands, 
5 handkerchiefs, (three white ones and two Rumals,) 
Stockens, two pair of grey ones, and one of black, a new 
pair of shoes, 2 pair of gloves, a hat new in May last, 
a Bible borrowed of brother Samuel Woodbridge, a 
psalm book, an ink-horn, knife and fork, tobacco box, 
between twenty and thirty shillings in silver, silver 
shoe buckles, small tobacco tongs, a pen-knife, two 
napkins. 

An account of my expenses and preparations in the 
expedition against Port Royal, especially in things 
taken up at Boston : 

Imprimis. In my Journey to Boston, 

2. To a pair of stockings, 

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8. To a silk handkerchief. 

9. To the Taylor for mowhair, 

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10. To a Knit waistcoat, 

11. To a pair of black milled stockins, 

12. A loose gown, at Major Walter's, 

13. A grey drugget coat, 

14. And three silk handkerchiefs, - 9. 7. 

15. A pair of gloves, &c. Knit cap, both 

given me by Mr. Wadsworth. 

16. For a great, and one small tooth Comb. 

The Colony of Connecticut debt. 
To our expenses for my journey to Boston, 0. 14. 00 
To 20s. delivered to Sergt. Worthington, 
to pay his board at Boston, and for his 
horse and journey back, - - - 1. 0. 

The Colony of Connecticut Credit. 

To four pounds in bills of credit delivered 

to me by Mr. N. Stanley, - - - 4. 00. 00 

To particulars taken up at Ma j . Walleys : 

Imprimis. To 20 j^ds. Damask, at 2s. 

8d. per yd. 2. 

To six yrds. shagg,. . - - - 
To a silk handkerchief - - - - 
7 yrds. 3-4 holland, at 3s. lOd. - - 1. 

To thread, 6d. - - - - - 



13. 


4 


12. 





9. 


8 




6 



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To making to shirts, - - - 
To making- a gown, - - . 
8 yrds. drugget, at 4s. per yrd. 
5 yrds. shalloon, at 3s. 6d. 
3 doz. buttons at 16d. 
To Buckram tape, silk, mowhair, and 
making the coat, _ . . 





5. 







3. 





• 1. 


12. 







17. 


6 


1 


4. 





L 

■ 1. 


4. 





9. 


5. 


6 



October 2.^ Monday, Hostages exchanged between 
the camp and fort. Those on our part were Colonel 
Reading and Capt. Matthews ; on the French side were 
the Deputy Governor and Commissary. 

One of the Falmouth's men unfortunately killed by 
his fellow, as they were shooting at swine. Capt. 
Fatherly, commander of one of our transports, w^ho 
had been out on a cruize, brought in hither thirteen 
men taken by a French privateer, and set on shore at 
the mouth of this harbor. 

5. Thursday. The garrison marched out with the 
usual marks of honor: drums beating, colours flying, 
&c. about four o'clock afternoon, at what time a 
detachment from the several regiments marched into 
the fort, and took possession of it. The rest of the 
army returned to their camp. The union flag being 
hoisted, the cannon of the fort and men of war were 
discharged. 

^O. S. The New Style was not adopted by England till 1752. 



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9. Monday. Our troops, excepting those that are 
to keep garrison here this winter, were embarked in 
order to their being transported into their own country. 

The Summons sent into the Fort. 
Francis Nicholson, Esq. General and Commander in 
Chief of all her Majesty's of Great Britain's forces 
now before Port Royal, 

To 
Monsieur Subercase, Knight of the militaiy order of 
St. Louis, &c. Governor for the French King of 
L'Acadie and Port Royal. 

You are hereby required and commanded to deliver 
up to me for the Queen of Great Britain the Fort now 
in your possession, as what of right belongs to her 
now said Majesty, together with all the territories 
under your command, by virtue of an undoubted right 
of her Royal predecessor; and that together with all 
cannon, mortars, magazines of war, and troops under 
your command; otherwise I shall endeavor to reduce 
forthwith the same by force of her majesty's arms. 
Given under my hand and seal this first day of October, 
in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Queen 
Anne, by the Grace of God Queen of Great Britain, 
France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. Anno 
Domini 1710. 

Nicholson. 

The Answer, done in English, &c. 
Sir: I have just now received by one of your Colonels 
and another officer of your army, a summons to sur- 



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render unto you the fort which my King hath left 
under my care, and that upon a pretence which I believe 
is not well grounded ; nevertheless, to avoid the effusion 
of blood, and expecting the decision of your pretended 
right, (which without doubt shall have its place in its 
time,) I will hear the proposal of an honorable and 
advantageous capitulation, which I know how to make 
good by a vigorous defence, which all my officers desire : 
for that purpose. Sir, you may choose two of your 
officers, and I shall give as many of mine, whom I 
shall send into the camp, if you send me a good pass- 
port and some hostages, so that I may treat with surety, 
and to whom I shall give a project of my pretences. 
Sir, this is all I can say to you at present; and I finish 
in assuring you that I am your most humble and 
obedient servant: 

SUBERCASE. 

At Port Royal, 12 Oct. N. S. 1710. 

Articles of capitulation agreed for the reduction of 
Port Royal Fort in L'Acadie, between Mr. Daniel 
Auger DeSubercase, Esqr. of the military order of 
St. Louis, Governor under his most Sacred, most Chris- 
tian Majesty, &c. and Mrs. [Sic^ Francis Nicholson, 
General and Conmiander in Cliief of the troops belong- 
ing to her sacred majesty Anne, Queen of Great 
Britain. 

1. That the Garrison shall go out with arms and 
baggage, beating the drum, and colours flying. 

2. That we shall have good vessels, with sufficient 
provision to carry us to Rochel or to Rochfort by the 



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nearest way, where the said vessels shall receive a good 
passport for their returning home. 

3. That I shall have liberty to take six pieces of 
cannon, to my choice, with two mortars, to my choice 
also. 

4. That the officers shall carry away all their effects, 
of what nature they may be ; or they shall have liberty 
to sell them to the best advantage ; the payment thereof 
shall be made faithfully. 

5. That the inhabitants within cannon shot^ of the 
fort may stay uj)on their estates, and enjoy their grain, 
vessels and immoveables, for the space of two years, 
if they do not choose to go before that time; and that 
those that shall be willing to stay, shall have liberty so 
to do, provided, that they shall take the oath of fidelity 
to her sacred majesty of Great Britain. 

6. That the privateers belonging to the West Indies 
shall have one vessel to carry them home. 

7. That those that shall be willing to retire them- 
selves to Placentia in Newfoundland, shall have the 
liberty by the nearest way. 

8. That the Canadians and others that have a mind 
to go to Canada, may go in the space of one year. 

9. That the effects, ornaments and utensils belong- 
ing to the Chapel shall be returned to the Chaplain, with 
the rest belonging to the hospital. 

10. I promise to deliver the fort of Port Royal into 
the hands of Francis Nicholson, for the Queen of Great 
Britain, three days after the ratification of these 

' Assumed as three miles. 



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presents and agreement, with all the effects belonging 
to the king, viz: cannons mortars, bombs, bullets, 
powder and small arms. 

11. I shall faithfully discover all the mines and 
underground works. 

All the articles of the present agreement shall be 
faithful, [Sic] fulfilled, and without difficulty, and 
signed on both sides. 

Given at Port Royal, this 13th of October, 1710, 
N. S. 

Nicholson. Subercase. 

General Nicholson s Instructions to Major Livijigston.^ 
Sir: If, upon your arrival at Canada,^ you find it 
consistent with her Majesty's immediate service, make 
all possible despatch back again to New England to me ; 
and if I am embarked for Great Britain, take the first 
passage, and come over land [Sic'] to give an account 
of your errand, and what may be for the public service. 
However, write to me by all possible conveyances of 
all things relating to the affair you go upon. 

Given under my hand at Annapolis Royal, this 
16th October, in the 9th year of her majesty's 
reign, 1710, 

Fr. Nicholson. 

October 19, Thursday 1710. This morning at four 
o'clock the signal was given to unmoor; about six we 
weighed and towed out of the harbour. We were here 

^ Of the Connecticut forces. 

■* To announce the news officially to the Government at Quebec. 



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awhile becalmed till about noon, when an easy gale 
sprung up, and gently wafted us across the bay to 
[Grand Manan], over against which lay the Wolves, 
being per Ettinalern^' fourteen leagues from the 
entrance of Annapolis Royal harbor. The weather was 
fair and pleasant and the sea unusually smooth. Our 
pilot, who had often sailed, told us he never knew it 
so before. A great smile of Providence. We made the 
opening between Grand [Manan] and the place called 
the Wolves in good season, and stood under our course 
at night, steering West-south-west, and the wind being 
East and by South, blowing very fresh; the night rainy 
and the sea unquiet and much agitated. 

20. Friday. This morning we were abreast of long 
island, which lieth about 8 leagues west*^ of Mount 
Desert; having iTin, as is concluded, thirty leagues last 
night. We spied five sail ahead of us ; one of which is 
our briganteen, Moses Mansfield master. The rest, 
part of our fleet (open sloops). Before sunset two 
others came up with us. We all put into the South- 
west harbour, at the Isle of Holt,^ which is westward 
twenty-five leagues from Granmenen, said to be half 
way by the shortest passage between Annapolis Royal 
and Nantuchet. 

21. Saturday. Early this morning we left the Isle 
of Holt,"^ under a fresh gale. We soon came up with 
JSIalinisns,^ an island distant four leagues from thence. 

^ Evidently should be "Estimation." 

" South ; the author figures on a western course. 

"' Isle of au Haute. 

^ Matinicus. 



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Soon after we made Mouhegan,^ to which from Mali- 
nisns*^ is reckoned ten leagues. At night came to an 
anchor in Pemmaqiiid harbour, a little below the ruins 
of the fort built here by the English. This is said to 
be five leagues from Mouhegan^; so that we have run 
20 leagues this day. The air thick and wet. We found 
the briganteen and sloops that came with us from the 
Isle of Holt/ with fourteen or fifteen fishermen. 

22. Sabbath. At anchor in Pemmaquid Harbour; 
the wind against us and very strong — the weather dark 
and very rainy, till about an hour by sun at night, when 
the wind began to shift, and the sky to open. 

29. Monday. Continued at anchor as above. We 
went on shore and viewed the country on both sides 
the river. On the south side stood the fort, the ruins 
whereof^ ^ still remain. The land is well cloathed with 
English grass, among which there grows great 
quantities of wormwood and parsnips, with some apple 
trees, but without fruit. North-east from the fort, we 
met with several grave-stones, with some letters 
engraven on them, particularly on one H. M. 1695; 
near to which are three trenches of the Indians, made 
when they landed. We crossed the river to the oppo- 
site side for water. On both sides were plain paths, 
made, as we judged by the Indians that inhabit or fre- 
quent this place, with other evident tokens of their 
having been very lately here. 

24. Tuesday. Windbound at Pemmaquid. 

^ Monhegan. 

^°*Andros' fort of 1677, destroyed by the Indians in 1689; not 
the old Popham fort, long vanished. 



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25. Wednesday. This morning, or rather late last 
night, the open sloops and shallops, in all twenty-one, 
sailed out of this harbour. About ten the ships and 
briganteen bound for New London weighed; but for 
want of wind were obliged to anchor again about noon. 
The wind freshened then, and we came to sail ; the wind 
proving scanty, and the weather looking doubtful and 
lowering, we tacked twice and stood in for Pemmaquid 
harbour again; but about sun-down, the wind being 
more large, it was resolved to put to sea. We had a 
fresh gale and run per estimation, about 25 leagues. 

26. Thursday. This morning, early, we made Ago- 
menticus Hills, on our starboard bow, which is accounted 
25 leagues to the west of Pemmaquid. The night was 
clear and the sea smooth. 

About 12 or 10 o'clock, we made Cape Ann^"; by 
night were almost up with it: but not being able to 
fetch it, resolve to .... it to windward. About 
12 at night we parted from the briganteen. 

27. Friday in the morning put into Cape Ann. In 
the evening Lieutenant Cyp. Nicholls,^^ with about 
fifty soldiers belonging to our regiment, came on shore, 
in order to march home by land. They went out of 
town a little after svin-set. 

28. Saturday. Wind-bound in Cape Ann harbour. 

29. Sabbath. At Cape Ann. I lodged at Mr. 
White's. Preached 1st John, 3, 8 latter. 

^- Gloucester. 

^^ Of Hartford, a parishioner of Mr. Buckingham's. 



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30. ^Monday. ]Mr. Christophers^* and myself, hav- 
ing provided horses and a f)ilot, set out for Boston. 
We passed through ^Manchester, (commonly called 
Jeffrey's Creek, reckoned seven or eight miles from 
Gloucester, or Cape Ann,) and Beverly, (seven miles 
from thence, ]Mr. Blower minister.) we crossed the ferry 
to Salem for sixpence a-piece. Dined at Pratt's, paid 
for ourselves, five in all, and our horse-meat, 7s. Id. 
From hence we travelled 15 miles for Boston. A stone 
set up at the end of each mile, with figures marked on 
both sides, signifying the distance to and from those 
extremes between Salem and Boston. In this road lie 
the following towns: Ljmn, Rumle, jNIarsh.^^ We 
arrived at Winnesimit^^ about an hour after sun-set, 
(calling by the way at Lewis's,) here we paid our pilot, 
(his father refusing to agree with us, and referring the 
matter to his son,) for his journey and the two horses 
we rode upon, the sum of tliirty shillings, Avhich he 
demanded — an unconscionable and extravagant price. 
Quickly after we came hither, we look about, \^prohably 
some omission,'] and the wind being fair and blowing 
fresh, had a quick and easy passage to Boston. 

31. Tuesday. Lodged at jNIr. Gosse's. 
Xovember 1. Went over to Roxbury. 

2. Thursday. Lodged last night at ]Mr. Wallet's. 
This day arrived here, one Lathrop, from the west- 
ward, bringing the sad tidings of a ship driven ashore 
on the back side of Cape Cod, all her masts gone. They 

^* The Commissary. 

^^ Rumley (Romney) Marsh. 

^« Chelsea. 



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saw some men on shore — a sailor on board, said 
Lathrop, concludes it to be the Mary, galley, the big- 
gest of Connecticut transports, belonging to Mr. Try- 
land, Capt. Clark Commander. We left about thirty 
people in her at Cape Ann. 

3. Fridaj'^ This morning our General, of 

all men one of the most Generous, sent me per Mr. 
Bertrand, Junior, the sum of fifty shillings, to bear my 
expenses home. A liberal man studies liberal things. 

6. Monday. Bought of Mr. Philips a bible, which 
cost me 12 shillings. Paid to Mr. Campbell, post 
master, seven shillings, being the arrearage due for the 
year 1710. 

7. Tuesday I [Took] my journey from 

Boston about 8 in the morning. We came to Mr. Devo- 
tion's at night. The way thus: we travelled from Bos- 
ton to Dedham, 10 miles; from thence to Whites, 6; 
from thence to Billings's, 6; from Billings's to Devo- 
tions, 10. I paid for horse-meat at Fishers, fourpence; 
at White's, a groat apiece; and at Billings's, for our 
dinner and oats, Is. which Mr. Deming paid. Weather 
and ways dirty. Paid to Bennet, for keeping my horse, 
from thursday to this morning, four shillings. 

8. Wednesday. For myself and horse 16 at Devo- 
tions. We mounted about sunrise, and travelled this 
daj^ to Irish's, about .... miles according to the 
following estimation: From Devotions to Freeman's, 
five; from thence to Whipples, where it cost me for 
horse-meat and ferriage six pence; from thence to 
Providence, five; from thence to Tanner's (where for 
horse-meat 3d more,) five; from thence to Abbot's, 



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two and half; from thence to Cooper's, eleven — here I 
paid a shilling for oats and a dram, whereof six- pence 
belonged to Mr. Denning; from Cooper's to White's, 
3 miles. 

9. Thursday. We travelled this day from Smiths 
to Windham. The distances between those places, thus 
reckoned: from Smith's to Whitney's, at Planefield 
four and an half; from thence to Cleaveland's, fom-; 
from Cleaveland's to the river,^^ four; from the river 
to the town, six — in all about nineteen miles. We paid 
at Smith's for ourselves and horses 3s. 3d. the half of 
it mine excepting a small matter for oats, tliat JMr. 
D At Whitnej^'s, our breakfast and horse- 
meat, 19d. a very reasonable lay. At Cleaveland's, for 
ferriage, oats and a quart of cyder, 12d. The two last 
sums I paid, and so discounted with my companion. 

10. Friday. I left two sliillings at IMr. Webb's of 
Windham, for the man (one Hybert,) that brought my 
horse from Hartford; being what he demanded for 
that service. I paid also to the same person two French 
groats for piloting us over the river, about five miles 
from hence. Left Mr. Williams his horse in the hands 
of the constable, to be conveyed to jMansfield. Got a 
pair of old shoes set on my horse, one of which I had 
of Mr. Webb, for which he demanded six-pence ; which 
A\^th half a pint of rum I had of him, he charged the 
country with. 

Returned to my owii house about eight o'clock at 
night, when I had the satisfaction of seeing my family 
in good health, (blessed be God,) after a long absence 
from them. 

^~ Appaquag or Little River, bordering Canterbury and Scotland. 



A Diary of The 
LAND KXrKDITION 

AjU'ainst 
C1U)\VN POINT 

J II TIk" Yaw 1711. 

INTHODITCTION 



GcneTal Nicholson made another voyage to l^iiigland 
after the ea])Itiilation of Port Royal, to ask leave for 
another ex])e(lili()n against Canada. 'IMic ministry 
nnexpectcdly consented; and in .Imie, 1711, a ileet 
of twelve nwn of war arrived at Hoston, hot withont 
either ])il()ts or ])r()visions. The northern colonies, how- 
ever, raised large sni)plies of ])rovisions and men with 
great promptitnde; and on the 20 of Jnly, the fleet, 
nnder Admiral Walker, sailed foi- the St. Lawrence, 
being enereased by the addition of three English ships 
before on the coast, forty trans[)orts, six store ships, 
and a heavy train of artillery and ammnnition. 

General Nicholson had the command of the army 
which was assembled at Albany, and consisted of about 
fonr thousand men furnished from the colonies. Colonel 
Whiting commanded the Connecticut troops. Colonel 
Schuyler those of New York, and Colonel Ingoldsby 
those of New Jersey. 



[ 29 ] 
JJJ AliY, &c. 



Auifust 8, 1711. An account of what I brought 
from horrje and carry with rne in the prevent expedition 
against Cana/ia; 

J. A black broad-cloth coat, 

2. A grey coloured coat, 

:^. A ja/:ket Rasseils, 

4. A black drugget jacket, 

o. A little whit^ jacket, 

0. A pair of black serge breeches, 

7. A pair of bla^ck drugget breeches, new, 

8. 7' wo Holland shirts, very grxKJ, 

0. Two speckled shirts, one taken up on the Coun- 
try acc^mni at Capt. Whiting's, the other at 
Mr. Dol/s. 

10. I'our pair of stockings, one black worsted, 

another mixed worsterl taken up at Capt. 
Whiting's, on the Country- account, the other 
two home-spun grey. 

11. 1'wo pair of shoes, one new of ... . King, 

with a pair of silver buckles. 

12. r-'ive coloured handkerchiefs; two silk, one 

cotton, and if I mistake not, taken up at Jona- 
than Arnold's, two rumals, one * * * * at 
Capt. Whiting's, 
lo. Three bands, and two pair of gloves, 

14. A Portmantle with lock and key, 

15. One IxAtle of mint- water, and another of rum 

and clove-water mixed together. 
](;. Two galley-pots, with essence of roses. 



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17. A mail pillion, Snapsack, a razor, a ball of 

cocpiolate, sope, a quire and half of paper, a 
knife and fork in a case Jack, a steel tobacco 
box. 

18. A cartouch box, a "fun boot and powder horn 

Avitli the union flag cut out upon it, and 
Indian string to hang it on. 

19. Two white handkercheifs. 

20. A silver seal with about five and twenty shillings 

in silver. 

21. An ink-horn and tobacco stopper, with two little 

brass pipes upon it. 

22. .V bible, Psalm book, Milton on Comus, and 

many notes. 

23. A knit wastecoat and little penknife. 

The prices of several things. 
Four yards of Garlick Holland, att 

3s 4d. 

Fan, ------ 

Pins of sorts, one 22d, the other 19, - 
A baby, - - - - - 

A silk musling handkerchief, - 
A pair of sizers,^ - - _ _ 
Three thirds" alimole, at 5s pr. yd. - 
A London Babj^ - - - - 

A pound of Coquolate, - - _ 
Three quarters a yard calico, - 



Scissors. 

An obvious mistranscription of the diarist's "Yrds." 



/ 






- 0. 


13. 


4 




1. 


4 




1. 


8 
3 




4. 


6 
8 


■ 1. 


4. 







4. 


6 




2. 


4 




3. 


2 


2. 


15. 


9 



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These sent to Hartford to my wife, by Sergt. Worth- 
ington, Sept. 8, 1710. 

I sent home my silver seal, tobacco stopper, and 
cartouch box, by Samuel Cole of Hartford. 

Aug. 8. Wednesday. At New Haven. 

9. Thursday. Three companies, viz: L. Colo. Liv- 
ingston's, Major Burr's and Capt. Crane's, marched 
out of Xew Haven, with whom went JSIr. Edwards. 

10. The rest of our troops marched out of this town. 

13. Monday. We halted at Woodbury. 

14. Tuesday. We went from thence to Sackets 
farm. From Woodbury to this place may be reckoned 
74 miles: 12 to . . . . 12 to Swift river, 14 to the 
fort. About a mile of the dwelling house is a river 
very difficult to pass, by reason of the steepness of the 
banks; and about a mile short of this is a very miry 
place, which is avoided by winding round to the left. 
My horse fell under me, and rolled on my left leg, but 
without hurt. 

1.5. Wednesday. We lodged at Dyckman's on the 
manor. From Sacket's farm to this place is counted 32 
miles. 

16. Thursday. Lodged at Kenderhook, 29 distant 
from the Bush . . . ., viz: 12 from thence to Claver- 
ack, 12 more to this place. 

17. Friday. We arrived at Greenbush about three 
in the afternoon. From Kenderhook to this place they 
count 29 miles. We passed a small river about midway. 
Our course from Dickerman's hither is northerly, 
through pine plains, for the most i)art a very good 
road. 



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* * * Cypher. * * * 

19. Sabbath. Preached from Psabn 20, 3.— The 
rest of Colonel Schuyler's regiment embarqued in the 
evening upon battoes and stood for the flats. 

21. Tuesday. Four companies of Colonel Ingolds- 
by's regiment embarqued for the flats. The chaplains 
were ordered a regimental suit, fusee, and accoutre- 
ments. Accordingly Mr. Edwards and myself went 
to the commissary and took them up. * * * 

28. Thursdaj^ The remainder of the regular 
troops, encamped on the south river of Albany, struck 
their tents, in order to their embarquing; but finding 
their battoes very leakj^ were obliged to pitch them 
again. 

(Transcribed out of the London Gazette.) 

"Our advices from Poland import that Prince Galizzyn 
had defeated a considerable body of Tartars, and taken 
from them five thousand horses; that the Palatine of 
S — via was missing, and according to the report in the 
Muscovite army, among the slain ; that the Tartars are 
retired to their own habitations, dissatisfied with their 
expedition. 

According to advices from Belgrade and .... 
all the Cossacks have declared for the Muscovites, and 
most of the Tartars volunteered to go to their owti 
habitations — that the Muscovites had defeated the 
Turks near Bender and pillaged the place. Her 
majesty has been pleased to constitute and appoint 
Col. Wm. Tayler, Adjutant General of the Massachu- 
setts province." 



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24. Friday. This day three of our companies, viz: 
Capt Crane's, Capt. Wood's and Capt. Dimond's, 
embarqued for Half Moon, including those who were 
appointed to drive and goad the cattle that go for their 
subsistence. Col. Whiting came in to the camp. About 
four hundred of the .... [Five] nations of 
Indians came into Albany. 

25. Saturday. Yesterday I paid to my Tayler, 
Sergt. Wallis, eight shillings in silver towards making 
my blew coat, laid out above four in coquolate, ginger- 
bread and pipes. A pound of coquolate cost me 2s. 
6d. 18d. of gingerbread, 5d. pipes: in all 4s. 5d. — 
Yesterday received letters from home. 

26. Sabbath. Preached at Albany from Isaiah 3, 
10 k 11. 

Tuesday. I left Albany about two afternoon, in 
company of Col. Livingstone and five more, and came in 
the evening into the camp at Stillwater, (wTote home 
by Lieutenant Treat,) where is at present general 
health, and none dangerously sick. 

29. Wednesday. Lieut. General Schuyler came 

into the camp, as also Col. Ingoldsby, Col. ; a 

part)^ of Indians, consisting of a captain and ten under 
him passed by tliis camp, as it is suspected, in order to 
get a prisoner at Canada. 

30. Thursday. At Stillwater, waiting for the 
repairing our battoes. The Indians designed for 
Canada are staid in this camp, and not gone. . . . 

31. Friday. General Nicholson came into the camp 
at Stillwater, and was received with a tripple huzza 
from the several regiments as he passed through them. 



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The Ouondagous and Caiyujoes,^ about 200 or 250, 
arrived in our camp. 

September 1, 1711. Sundry parties of Indians came 
into the camp. It is said in all they make about 600. 
Twelve men from our regiment, and proportionally 
from the rest, were detained^ to drive cattle to Surro- 
togo. Also eight men out of Connecticut regiment, and 
so in proportion of the rest were detached to clear the 
way to Surrotogo. 

A private sentinel belonging to Col. Ingoldsby's 
regiment, was wounded in the shoulder by a ball shot 
from the other side of the river, at what time the 
Indians there with a running fire were receiving the 
general. Yesterday a Bullet from the same quarter 
struck the water within a few yards of Captain Mason, 
as he was standing on the shore, and glanced by him. 

2. Sabbath. We had orders to strike our tents, and 
embark for Surrotogo, or the first carrying place; but 
were prevented by rain, and continued in the camp. I 
preached from Proverbs, 14, 9. 

3. Monday. Col. Schuyler's regiment and some 
Indians embarked for the first carrying place; ours 
about 9, in the morning followed them. We got to 
Surrotogo in good time and pitched our tents a little 
above it on the left side, at the upper end of it, about a 
mile from the first carrying place. 

4. Tuesday. Mr. Edwards, being under such indis- 
position of body as to forbid his proceeding with us 
took his leave of us, and embarked, for Stillwater, in 

^ Onondagas and Cayugas. 

■* Evidently should be "detailed." 



[ 35 ] 

order to his return home. Our regiment decamped, 
and went some by water and some by land, to the first 
carrying place, and there pitched our tents. Quickly 
after our arrival in this place. Col. Schu^der's regiment 
struck their tents, and part of Col. Ingoldsby's came 
hither, viz: five companies. 

5. Wednesday. We decamped from the first carry- 
ing place, and encamped at the second, having secured 
our provisions and ammunition where we landed, viz: 
at the falls. We took the ground to the right of Col. 
Schuyler's regiment, pitched our tents, and transported 
our battoes, some on carriages and some on men's 
shoulders. 

6. Thursday. We fetched over our stores, and put 
our battoes into the water. Fair weather after a wet 
night. 

7. Friday. Col. Schuyler's and our regiment 
decamped from the second cariying place, and 
encamped by Fort Nicholson. A Jersey man belong- 
ing to Col. Schuyler's regiment, died last night. Col. 
Whiting came into our camp at the second carrying 
place, and went with us bj^ water to this encampment. 

8. Saturday. Four out of a company were detached 
to clear the way to Wood Creek ; then two men out of a 
company were detached, to go with the five nations to 
Wood Creek, upon advice of our scouts sent thither 
yesterday, had made some discovery of the enemy being 
there. It is said that one of them going back to fetch 
his hatchet and knife, which he had left where they 
halted, at Fort Ann, missed the same and saw the 
tracks of Indians there. — Our scout returned from 



[ 36 ] 

Wood Creek, without making any discovery of the 
enemy. 

9. Sabbath. A detachment was sent out to clear 
the waye. I preached in the forenoon from Exodus, 
23: 25 and 26; and in the afternoon on Deuteronomy 
5:32 and 33. 

About 20 of the Synackes'^ offered themselves to fetch 
a prisoner from Canada; but, the General being absent, 
were not permitted to go. In the evening several com- 
panies of the regular troops came into the camp in this 
place, and pitched their tents by the river. — Cloudy 
weather, with some sprinkling of rain. 

10. Monday. Lieutenant Gen. Schuyler marched, 
with several companies of his regiment and many of the 
five nations. There went also between 30 and 40 
wagons, some carrying battoes — about 20; the rest 
loaden with stores. These guarded by a detaclmient 
from the Dutch and New England troops. General 
Nicholson came into the camp, as also the rest of the 
irregular forces from the last carrying place. By order 
from the General the drum beat to arms, &c. A post 
from New England with letters to the General and 
some other arrived here this day — Cloudy, moist and 
rainy weather. 

11. Tuesday. More wagons and trucks, with men 
to guard them, and mend the roads, went for Wood 
Creek. The General forbad all communication between 
the Indians and our camp. — Four Indians belonging to 
Capt. Shaw's company committed to our guard, and 
laid neck-and-heels, by their General's order, for trad- 

^ Senecas. 



[ 37 ] 

ing with the Five Nations. I wrote home a journal 
of our march and encampments to this day. In the 
middle of the daj^ fair and warm weather. 

12. Wednesda}'-. This day morning the camp laws 
were again read to our people ; and oh ! that they were 
duly and impartially executed. A scout sent out by 
Col. Schuyler returned into the camp at Wood Creek, 
excepting one, who is supposed to desert to the French. 
We came from Canada in company with those French- 
men who were detained at Albany. He left them at 
the Lake Succuman.*^ This day, as the preceeding, 
spent in carrying over Colonel Schuyler's battoes and 
stores. Several of Col. Ingoldsby's regiment tied neck- 
and-heels, for going into the Indians camp, contrary 
to the orders published on the 11th instant. Moderate 
weather; sometimes cloudy and foggy, with sprinkling 
of small rain. 

13. Thursday. A clear and warm morning. Col. 
Livingston was sent to take care about clearing Wood 
Creek. Capt. Mason, with a detachment of our regi- 
ment, to carry the Queen's and General's stores to the 
camp above; for which purpose about 40 of our troops 
were employed. — Fair and warm weather. 

14. Friday. I wrote home by the post. Our troops 

employed in carrying over Capt. Stores. Our 

Indians were sent with G. Woodcock, fourscore Indians 
and six Dutchmen, sent out from the camp at Wood- 
Creek in quest of a party of the enemy, supposed to be 

''Sacrement; i. e.. Lake George. The minister's ear for French 
was not so good as a diarist's of the French and Indian War, who 
sets it down as "Scockerromah." 



[ 38 ] 

about twenty, whose tracks were discovered about ten 
miles distant from the camp. — Clear and moderate 
weather. 

15. Saturday. This morning three companies of 
Connecticut regiment, viz: L. C. Livingston's, Crane's 
and Mason's, marched for Wood Creek. 

16. Sabbath. Three companies of Col. Ingoldsby's 
regiment marched out of this camp for Wood Creek. 
An Indian wounded one of our regiment in the upper 
camp, with a knife; and supposing, as it is thought, 
that he had mortally wounded him, came down to the 
General for a pardon. — I preached on Proverbs 18. 10. 

A party of our Indians, who were sent out some days 
ago in quest of another of the enemy, happened to light 
upon the tracks of some, which they followed; and in 
a place where they made an halt, one of them espied a 
piece of leather lying under a bush. This proved an 
Indian shoe, or part of one, in which he found a leaded 
ink-case, and a piece of paper giving an account of 
several parties, in all amounting to the number of an 
hundred and fourscore, nine French and the rest 
Indians, said to be detachments from nine nations, 
under the conduct of two French Officers. The paper 
relates the number of each party, and the names of 
those that make them, as also the place to which they 
are assigned. — Clear and warm weather. 

17. Monday. This morning three companies of Col. 
Ingoldsby's regiment, and two of Connecticut, viz: 
Major Burr's and Capt. Ward's marched towards 
upper camp. 

Item.— Sergt. Hall of Wallingford died this morn- 



[ 39 ] 

ing about nine o'clock. He was an old man, and had 
been long sick, and hopefully a good man. — The Gen- 
eral went for Wood Creek. In the evening Sergt. Hall 
was buried ; his corpse attended to the grave by several 
files of musketeers, and honored with a triple discharge 
of their pieces. — Fair and warm weather. 

18. Tuesday. This morning one Bridgman (and 
Lyman) of Northampton came express from Boston, 
and with several Dutchmen from Albany, b}^ whom we 
are advised that yesterday, about eight o'clock in the 
morning, a Dutchman as he was threshing at ... . 
about twelve miles from Albany, was taken captive by 
six Indians, and carried away. They passed by two 
girls, who were surprised by that action and told them 
they would do their father no hurt, and he should come 
to them again b}^ and by. 

An hundred Indians and ten christians were sent from 
the upper camp to Crown Point, where some think the 
French have taken ground before us. Several Indians 
were seen to pass by our camp through the woods, with 
their arms and packs, supposed to be on their return 
home ; and yesterday 20 or more were met on the road, 
going towards Albany. A party sent out, if possible, 
to intercept the enemy that took the Dutchman yester- 
day. 

Another parcel of our battoes carried over to the head 
of the creek our horses, came, and returned thither with 
stores. 

19. Wednesday. Mr. Sharp, Chaplain to the regular 
troops, as it is reported this morning, went off privately 
last night in a bark canoe, attended by an Indian, in 



[ 40 ] 

order to return home. This report proves too true : he 
is really gone. * * * * 

This day I wrote home to my wife and Mr. Wood- 
bridge, and also received letters from them, by which 
I was informed of the death of Ensign Bunce, and my 
Indian girl, and of the sickness among our people at 
home. At the same time an express arrived in this 
camp, with the very melancholy news of the misfortune 
befallen our fleet and forces generally .... to 
Canada. The report goes, that they lost eight trans- 
ports by a storm in the river, and eight hundred and 
fourscore men; and the rest so broken and shattered, 
as it is concluded they can't proceed in the expedition. 
An awful frown on INTew England in particular, and 
the poor captives in the hand of our anti-christian and 
pagan enemies. Oh, what will those say; how will they 
triumph and blaspheme, reproach and deride! But 
God governs. 

20. Thursday. This sad tidings was confirmed by 
another express from Boston, who came into the camp 
last night. Our general officers, by orders from the 
General, are gone for Wood Creek, I suppose, to hold 
a council upon it. Orders came down this morning to 
stop those what were marching thither; and doubtless 
our expedition is at an end for this time. 

Capt. Shaw, missing two of his Indians that came 
from the upper camp yesterday, fears that they are lost 
or taken: the last more probable. Upon the receipt 
of my wife's letter, I wrote another this morning, which 
goes with the rest from hence, viz. by Bridgman of 
Northampton. Two red coats that were left at the sec- 



[ 41 ] 

ond carrying place, to guard some stores left there by 
the wagoners, were missmg this morning by those that 
went to fetch up the stores. The drink — beer and rum 
was most of it gone, and no sign of the men. It is to 
be feared they are killed or captived. 

21. Friday. Orders came down this morning from 
the ujDper camp, to put our battoes into the water again, 
and send up the troops with all haste; which, with the 
horse-men last from Albany, are going with all speed. 
A melancholy thing thus to be turned back — but God is 
righteous in all his ways. 

22. Lieutenant Bancroft, with 20 men of our regi- 
ment, in ten of our battoes, fell away from hence to the 
great carrying place; as also did a Captain and com- 
pany of the regular troops. 

About forty of our battoes were brought back from 
the head of Wood Creek. — A post came in from Albany 
with letters from York, advising that two ships were 
arrived at that place from Great Britain; although^ 
that Commodore Little, in a cruise off Carthagena, took 
a galoon'^ and Vice Admiral of the fleet they were con- 
voying, who [Sic~\ carried 50 brass guns, and had on 
board, besides its own, the loading, of a gallon^ con- 
demned as unfit to put to sea. * * * * 

25. Sabbath. I preached on Le\aticus 1. 9, 17. — 
More battoes and stores brought down from above. 

24. Monday. Lieut. Mills, with 20 men, went down 
in ten loaden boats to the second carrying place, as did 
also a captain's company of the other regiment. More 

'^ Should be "also." 
^ Galleon. 



[ 42 ] 

battoes from the head of Wood Creek. The General 
and Colonel Schuyler, with the remainder of the troops, 
battoes and stores, came in from the upper camp, 
excepting Lieut. Colonel Livingstone, Major Burr, 
Capt. Ward and Capt. Mason, and their companies, &c. 
25. Tuesday. Col. Livingstone, Major Burr, and 
Captains Ward and Mason, with the rest of their troops, 
battoes and stores, came down from the upper camp. 
Col. Whiting, Col. Livingstone's company and Capt. 
Crane's decamped from Fort Nicholson, and came to 
the second carrying place. Col. Whiting's company 
encamped where they landed, (26th) .... but 
decamped for the second carrying place; as did also 
Capt. Dimon, Capt. Crane, and Lieut. Col Livingstone's 
company. Part of our own Colonel's Company got to 
Stillwater (27th) in the night; the rest came in this 
morning, where we found the three companies above 
named, and several companies of the other regiments. 
Last night died one of our militia-men belonging to 
Farmington. 

28. Friday. Lieut. Col Livingston, Captain Crane, 
Capt. Mason, with the most of their companies, 
decamped from Stillwater, and went down in their bat- 
toes to Van Schaick's ground, where they encamped, 
as did also some companies of the other regiments. 

29. Saturday. The rest of our troops, excepting 
a detachment under the command of Capt. Schuyler, 
were left to guard the remainder of our stores. We 
marched down to Van Shaick's, from thence Lieut. 
Col. Livingstone and the rest that came thither before 
us, were moved a little before our arrival, for Albany. 

30. Sabbath. Last night Leander, an Indian that 



[ 43 ] 

lived with Col. Whiting, died. In the morning eight 
battoes were sent down to Albany. I came in one of 
them to Green Bush. In the evening Col. Whiting and 
the rest of his company came down to Albany. 

October 1. Monday. The rest of our regiment came 
into the camp below Albany. 

2. Tuesday. This and the preceding day taken up 
chiefly in carrying up our battoes into the pasture below 
the fort. 

3. Wednesday. In the old camp. Little business. 

4. Thursday. A general muster and review in the 
morning; the afternoon spent in shooting, running, 
wrestling for a guinea, the General gave to each regi- 
ment. In shooting and running Capt. Cranes men bore 
away the prize. — Governor Saltonstall came to 
Albany. * * * 

5. In the old camp at Albany. 

6. Saturday. Major Burr, with the troops belong- 
ing to New Haven and Fairfield county marched from 
Green Bush on their return home. 

7. Sabbath. The rest of our regiments, under the 
conduct of Capt. Mason, with whom I march, decamped 
from Green Bush and went to Kenderhook — 29 miles. 

8. Monday. We marched about 22 miles, and 
encamped about 4 or 6 from Housetonsack river. 

9. Tuesday. We proceeded about 16 miles east of 
that river ; 23 miles. 

10. Wednesday. We got into Westfield^ at one or 
two. 

11. Thursday. We halted at Westfield. 

12. Friday. I returned to my family. 

^ Connecticut. 



[ 44 ] 



A Roll of 



Col. William Whiting his Company during its being at Annapolis 

1710, to the 10th. 





William Whiting, 








Capt. 


The Time of the 


The Time of their 


Lieu- 


James Lyndsey 


Mens Death 


Deserting 


tenants. 


Agnus Nicholson 






Ser- 


John Miller 




Taken the 10th of June 


jeants. 


Daniel Comstock 
Israel Bunnel 


Dead, Feb. 27th 




Corpo- 


Ditto Bunnel 






rals. 


John Hays 
David Palmer 
Ditto Palmer 






Drum. 


Leander INIunto 




Came away August 19th 




Jonathan Lamb 


Kill'd June 10th 






Thomas Elgar 




Run July the 15th 




William Page 








John Tuttle 




Taken June the 10th 




Gershom Mattoon 








Daniel Miles 








Jonathan Ogden 




Run, July the 16th 




Abraham Jump 




Taken June the 10th 




Thomas Leeds 




Taken June the 10th 




Joseph Baker 








Peter Burnet 


Kill'd July 15th 






Joseph Stent 


Dead, May 19th 






John Mackwise 








Thomas Armstrong 




Came away the 31 July 




John Uick 








Benjamin Tyler 








W^illiam Kerle 







[ 45 ] 



Royall, in Her Magisties Service from the 10th. of October 
of October 1711 : 



The Time of their being in 
Her Majesties Service 



Two hunred forty tliree days 
One hundred and forty days 

Two hund. twenty five days, as Serj. 
One hundred & forty days, a Corpo 
Three hundred sixty five days 
One hund. & forty days, as priv. Man 
Two hund. Twenty five days, as Cor 

Three hundred thirteen days 

Two hundred forty three days 
Two hundred seventy eight days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Two hundred forty three days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Two hundred seventy eight days 
Two hundred forty three days 
Two hundred forty three days 
There hundred sixty five days 
Two hundred seventy eight days 
Two hundred twenty one days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Two hundred ninety four days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
Three hundred sixty five days 



How much due to each of 
them computing Serjeants 
at Is 6d Corporals at Is and 
Private Men at 8d per diem. 



£ 18 


Ol- 


6 


£ 10 


io 





£ 16 


17 


6 


£ 07 


00 





£ 18 


05 





£ 04 


13 


4. 


£ 11 


15 





£ 15 


13 





<£ 08 


02 





£ 09 


05 


4 


£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 08 


02 





£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 09 


05 


4 


£ 08 


02 





£ 08 


02 





£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 09 


05 


4 


£ 07 


07 


4 


£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 09 


16 





£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 12 


03 


4 


£ 12 


03 


4 



[ 46 ] 



Ebenezer Cooper 
William Everett 
John Morris 
Thomas Fanning 
Samuel Munson 
John Rayment 
James Cornish 
Epliraim Bates 
William Phillips 
Isaac Ray 
John Beach 
Joseph Parks 
Zechariah P^'erris 
Thomas Devenish 
Ebenezar Carrington 
Epliraim Wheeler 
Joseph Bodman 
David Lyman 

Thomas Harris 

Querry Chearfield 

Joseph Goodwin 

John Floyd 

John Martin 

William Lee 

William Parks 

Joseph Dutton 

Elnathan Perry 

Samuel Bartlet 

Edward Haget 

Joseph Burton 



Dead, Feb. 7th 
Dead, Feb. 23d 
Dead, Feb. 20 
Dead, Decemb. 10 
Dead, Decemb. 15th 
Dead, Decemb. 19th 
Dead, Jan. 1 
Dead, Jan. 3 
Dead, Jan. 4 
Dead, Jan. 22 
Dead, Jan. 19th 
Dead, Feb. 4th 
Dead, Feb. 8th 
Dead, Feb. 2d 
Dead, Feb. 2d 
Dead, March 14th 
Dead, March 20 
Dead, March 23 
Dead, March 25 
Dead, March 28 
Dead, March 29 
Dead, April 17th 



A Roll of— 



Run, March the 30th 
Run, April 21 



Dead, March 24 



Taken, June 10th 
Taken, June lOdi 



[ 47 ] 



Continued. 



Three hundred sixty five days 
Three hundred sixty five days 
One hundred seventj^ one days 
One hundred ninety three days 
One hundred and twenty days 
One hundred thirty seven days 
One hundred thirty four days 
Sixty one days 
Sixty six days 
S event}' days 
Eighty three days 
Eighty five days 
Eighty six days 
One hundred and four days 
One hundred and one days 
One hundred and seventeen days 
One hundred twenty one days 
One hundred and fifteen days 
One hundred and fifteen days 
One hundred fifty five days 
One hundred sixty one days 
One hundred sixty four days 
One hundred sixty six days 
One hundred sixty seven days 
One hundred and seventy days 
One hundred and sixty nine days 
Two hundred forty three days 
One hundred sixty five days 
Two hundred forty three days 
Three hundred sixty five days 



£ 12 


03 4 


£ 12 


03 4 


£ 05 


14 


£ 06 


08 8 


£ Oi 


00 


£ 04 


11 4 


£ 04 


09 4 


£ 02 


00 10 


£ 02 


04 2 


£ 02 


06 10 


£ 02 


15 4 


£ 02 


16 8 


£ 02 


17 4 


£ 03 


09 4 


£ 03 


07 4 


£ 03 


18 


£ 04 


00 8 


£ 03 


16 8 


£ 03 


16 8 


£ 05 


03 4 


£ 05 


07 4 


£ 05 


09 4 


£ 05 


10 8 


£ 05 


11 4 


£ 05 


13 4 


£ 05 


12 8 


£ 08 


02 


£ 05 


10 


£ 08 


02 


£ 12 


03 



£ 436 17 6 



William Whiting. 
Memorandvun, 
Names of the Men that were taken the 10th. of June, being in the 

Detachment sent out of the Garrison up the River on that day. 
John Miller Serjeant ] 
Elnathan Perry j ^ 4.„„„^;i Edward Hacket ) 



Thomas Leeds 
John Tuttle 



[- Returned 

I 
J 



Abraham Jump 



not returned 



An Account of Pay 



Due to Col. Whitings Company whilst in Her Magisties Service 

at Annapolis Royall, and of Payments made to them; from 

the 10th. of October 1710. to the 10th. of October 1711: 



John Miller, Serj. 
To Sundry Slops 

To Sundries per Sir Charles Hobby 
To Cash lent you 
To per Leather Breeches 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries per Mr. Jackson 
April 12, 1712. To paid to Madam Arolt 



Daniel Comstock, Serj. 
To Sundries per Mr. Foxcraft 
To Sundries per Sir Charles Hobby 
To paid to William Leet 
To Province Bills as per Receiv'd 
To Mr. Jackson 



Dr. 






£ 03 


09 


10 


02 


00 


4 


00 


Oi 





00 


10 





00 


10 





00 


01 


4. 


02 


08 





£ 09 


03 


6 


Dr. 






£ 02 


13 


6 


01 


17 


4 


01 


19 





02 


00 


2 


00 


07 


6 



£ 08 17 



Hartford, August the 12th. 1712. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting for Daniel Comstock, 
the Sum of Two Pounds and Two Pence, as per Order: I say 
received per me for Service at Port Royal. 

William Stone. 



John Hays, Corp. Dr. 

To Sundries per Mr. Foxcraft <£ 05 00 5 

To Sundries per Sir Charles Hobby 03 15 6% 

To Sundries per Mr. Jackson OO 02 




An Accompt ot"Fay 

fJDiie to CoLW^"»g;r Company whilft m Her Majefties Service at itmupolit '^Ow^, 
and of Payments made to them; from the lOtA. o( OStirr 171CV. — 
to the lotij ofOan^ 171 1: * 

- *• O t.rrrtiafr»i r'i'irt rhnitf *a» <lfc»(j 




[ 49 ] 

To provide Bills paid at Annapolis 

To Sundries of Mr. Scrarler 

To Prorince BiUs per me 

To Ditto paid bv Mr. Borland 



Israel Bunnel. Serj. & Corp. 
To Stmdries of Poxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 

To Province Bills paid at Annapolis 
To Ditto paid per Mr. Borland at Boston 
To Ditto paid mv Self as per Rec. in full 



£ 00 


10 





03 


17 


6 


00 


10 





04 


10 





£ 18 


05 


5 


Dr. 






£ 01 


04 


2 


00 


06 





02 


10 





00 


10 





01 


10 





1 — 


12 


6 



23 12 



New Haven. December 31st. 1711. 
Received of CoL William ^Miiting tbe Sum of Seventeen Pound 
Twelve Shilling and Six Pence for Service at Port Roval : Received 
per me. Israel BunneL 



David Palmer. Corp. 
To Sundries of Foxcraft 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuvler 
To paid bv Mr. Borland 
To Poundage and Hospital 
To paid Sam. Palmer 



Hartford, June 16. 1712. 
Received of Col. WiUiam Whiting for mv Brother David Palmer, 
the Sum of Two Pounds Two Shillings and Seven Pence for his 
Service at Port Roval; per his Order: I say Received per me. 

Samuel Palmer. 



Dr. 






£ 02 


18 





00 


16 





00 


10 





03 


15 


7 


01 


10 





00 


12 


9 


02 


02 


7 


£ 12 


04 


11 



[ 50] 



Leander Munte, Drum. 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To paid in full 



Jonathan Lamb, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Sir Charles 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 



Thomas Elgar, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 

To Bills of Credit paid at Annapolis 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 



William Page, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To Bills paid at Annapolis 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To paid by Mr. Borland of Boston 
To a Jacket 
To Bills paid Sir Charles per your note 



Dr. 






<£ 01 


03 


6 


00 


06 





00 


10 





13 


13 


6 


£ 15 


13 





Dr. 






£ 04 


11 


2 


02 


05 





00 


02 


6 


00 


10 





03 


17 


6 


£ 11 


06 


2 


Dr. 






£ 00 


11 


6 


00 


15 


8 


01 


16 


101/2 


00 


10 





03 


08 


4 


£ 07 


02 


4 


Dr. 






£ 03 


16 


6 


00 


19 


8 


03 


03 


4 


00 


10 





04 


13 


1 


01 


10 





00 


18 





00 


10 





£ 16 


00 


7 



[ 51 ] 



New Haven, October the 23d. 1711. 

Then Received by my Order to Sir Charles Hobby of Col. 

William Whiting, the Sum of Ten Shillings for Services at Port 

Royal. Per William Page. 



John Tuttle, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills paid you 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 



Gershom Muttoon, 
To Sundries of Foxcraft 
To Ditto of Mr. Jackson 
To Sundries of Sir Charles 
To paid you Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To paid you by Mr. Borland of Boston 



Dr. 

£01 16 3 
01 04- 
00 
00 
04 09 7 



18 41/2 
10 



Daniel Miles, 
To Sundries of Foxcraft 
To Ditto of Jackson 
To Sundries of Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr Scuyler 
To paid you by Mr. Borland at Boston 
To paid you my Self 



£ 13 02 4 
New Haven, December 31st. 1711. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Ten Shillings 
for Services at Port Royal: I say, 

Per Daniel Miles. 



£ 08 


18 


2 


Dr. 






£ 00 


08 


6 


00 


15 


4 


01 


02 


6 


00 


10 





03 


14 


6 


01 


10 





£ 08 


10 





Dr. 






£ 00 


18 


5 


00 


18 


9 


05 


02 


4 


00 


10 





04 


02 


10 


01 


10 





00 


10 






[ 52 ] 



Jonathan Ogden, 
To Sundries to Foxcraft 
To Ditto to Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 



Thomas Leeds, 
To Sundries of Foxcraft 
To Ditto of Mr. Jackson 
To Sundries of Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 



Dr. 






£ 00 


18 


5 


00 


10 





01 


10 


2 


00 


10 


1 


04 


04 


1 



.£07 12 8 



Abraham Jump, Dr. 

To Sundries of Mr. Foxcraft £ 03 02 9 

To Ditto of Mr. Jackson 00 " 09 7 

To Sundries of Sir Charles 01 17 0% 

To Province Bills 00 10 

To Sundries of Scuyler 04 02 10 



£ 10 


02 


2 


Dr. 






£ 01 


08 


6 


00 


11 


6 


01 


04 


634 


00 


10 





03 


19 


2 



£07 13 2 



Joseph Baker, Dr. 

To Sundries of Foxcraft £ 00 16 

To Ditto of Jackson 00 12 8 

To Sir Charles 02 04 ^^o 

To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 01 14 9 

To paid by Mr. Borland 02 10 

To Westcoat and Breeches 02 04 

To 6 P. Soap at 4d per Pound 00 02 



[ 53 ] 

To Cash paid you £01 10 2 

To Province Bills 00 10 



£ 12 03 11 
Hartford, February 19th. 1711. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Thirty Shillings 

for Service at Port Royal: I say per me. 

Joseph Baker. 



Peter Burnet, 
To Sundries of Foxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To Poundage and Hospital ^Nloney 
To paid Mr. James Morgan 



Ur. 






£ 01 


15 


1 


00 


15 





02 


04 


2 


00 


10 





03 


07 


6 


00 


10 





00 


04. 


9 



,£09 06 8 



Hartford, March 17th. 1711, 12. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Four Shillings 
& Nine Pence for Peter Burnet's Service at Port Royal: Per 
me his Master. James Morgan. 



Joseph Stent, 
To Sundries to Foxcraft 
To Mr. Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To Bills paid Peter Tyler 



Dr. 






£ 01 


13 


3 


00 


03 


6 


02 


03 


6 


00 


10 





01 


00 


1 


01 


17 


9 



£ 07 08 1 



Brandford, December 31st. 1711. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting for Joseph Stent, the 
Sum of One Pound Seventeen Shillings and Nine Pence, being 
for the said Stent's Service at Port Royal: I say per Order 
Received per me. Peter Tyler. 



[ 54 ] 

John Mackwise, 
To Province Bills, 
To paid 3'ou by Mr. Borland 
To paid you at Hartford by my Self 
To Capt. Williams 
To Cash lent you at Annapolis 
To Ditto at Capt. Wells 
To Bills paid by me 



Dr. 






<£ 00 


10 





06 


00 





01 


00 





00 


03 





00 


02 


6 


00 


01 





03 


12 






£11 08 6 



New London, January 29th. 1711, 12. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Three 
Pounds Twelve Shillings being for Service at Port Royal: I say 
Received per me. John Mackwise. 



Thomas Armstrong, Dr. 

To Sundry Slops £01 13 6 

To Province Bills 00 10 

Paid by Mr. Borland to Capt. Bartlet 11 08 2 



John Uick, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Cloathing Receiv'd of me 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To paid Mr. Boland 
To paid you by my Self 



£ 13 


11 


8 


Dr. 






£ 02 


15 


1 


01 


12 


6 


04 


02 


4 


00 


10 





04. 


02 


9 


01 


10 





01 


07 






£ 15 19 



Hartford, January the 7th. 1711, 12. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of One Pound 
Seven Shillings for my Service at Port Royal: I say Received 
per me. John Uick. 



[ 55 ] 



Benjamin Tyler, 
To Mr. Foxcraft 
To Sir Charles 
To Province Bills 
To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 
To a Jacket of me 
To paid Mr. Borland 
Paid in Bills by me 



Dr. 






£ 01 


14 


10 


02 


06 


81/2 


00 


10 





03 


18 


3 


00 


12 





01 


10 





01 


11 


4 



£12 03 4- 



Brandford, December the 31st. 1711. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of One Pound 
Eleven Shillings and Four Pence for Service at Annapolis Royal: 
I say Received per me. Benj. Tyler. 



William Kerle, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 05 15 3 

To Mr. Jackson 00 17 7 

To Sir Charles 02 00 6 

To Province Bills 00 10 

To Sundries by Scuyler 03 09 9 



£12 13 1 



Ebenezer Cooper, Dr. 

To Sundries to Foxcraft £ 02 12 5 

To Sir Charles 02 10 lO^^ 

To Province Bills 00 10 

To Sundries of Mr. Scuyler 03 11 6 

To paid per Mr. Borland 01 10 

To 6 Pound of Soap 00 02 

To Bills paid your Father 02 05 7 



£ 13 02 4>Y4 



December 12th. 1711. 
Received of Col. William Whiting for my Son Ebenezar Cooper 
the Sum of Two Pound Five Shillings and Seven Pence, being 
for his Service at Port Royal: I say per me. 

Thomas Cooper. 



[ 56 ] 

William Everett, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 02 09 6 

To Sir Charles 01 10 

To Province Bills 00 10 

£ 04 09 6 



John Morris, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 02 09 4. 

To Sir Charles 01 19 

£04 09 



Thomas Fanning, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 02 19 2 

To Sir Charles 02 03 

To Mr. Jackson 00 15 11 

To a Jacket 00 12 

£ 06 10 1 



Samuel Munson, Dr, 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 00 10 

To Sir Charles 01 05 8 

To Mr. Jackson 00 02 6 

£ 02 03 



John Rayment, Dr, 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 01 09 8 

To Sir Charles 00 J3 jO 

To Mr. Jackson 00 01 2 

£ 02 04 8 



[ 57 ] 

James Cornish, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 00 10 3 

To Sir Charles 00 03 4 

To paid William Tuller 03 15 9 



£ 04 09 4 
Hartford, February 5th. 1711, 12. 
Received of Col. Will. Whiting the Sum of Three Pounds 
Fifteen and Nine Pence, being for James Cornish's Service at 
Annapolis Royal: I say Received per Order per me. 

William Tuller. 

Ephraim Bates Dr. 

To Foxcraft £ 00 16 2 

To bills paid by your Brother Joseph 01 00 8 



£ 01 16 10 



Hartford, June 11. 1712. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Twenty 
Shillings and Eight Pence, being for my late Brother Ephraim 
Bates's Service at Port Royal: I say Received per me. 

Steven Bates. 



William Philips, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 02 19 2 

To Sir Charles 00 13 8 



£ 03 12 10 



Isaac Ray, Dr. 

To Foxcraft . £ 01 00 

To Sir Charles 00 17 4 

To paid James Ray 00 07 2 



£ 02 04 4 



Hartford, March the 7th. 1711, 12. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Seven Shillings, 
For my Son Isaac Ray's Service at Port Royal: I say per me. 

James Ray. 



[ 58 ] 

John Beach, Dr. 

To Foxcraft ^02 06 9 

To Money paid by me 00 01 

To Cash paid by John Sandford 00 07 7 



£ 02 15 4 
Wallingford, January 11th. 1711, 12. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Seven 
Shillings and Seven Pence, Being for John Beaches Service at 
Port Royal: I say Received per me, and the other Relations by me. 

John Sanford. 



Joseph Parkes, Dr. 

To Foxcraft £ 01 18 6 

To paid my Self 00 18 11 



£ 02 17 5 
Hartford, January the 21st. 1711, 12. 
Then Received of Col, William Whiting the Sum of Eighteen 
Shillings and Eleven Pence, being for my Brother Joseph's 
Service (Deceased) at Port Royal: I say per me. 

Nathaniel Parks. 



Zachariah Ferris, Dr. 

To Foxcraft £00 10 

To Mr. Walker per your Note 00 11 6 



£01 02 6 



Thomas Devenish, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 01 15 6 

To Sir Charles 00 08 8 

To Cash paid you by me 00 01 10 

£ 02 06 



[ 59 ] 

Ebenezar Carrington, Dr. 

To Foxcraft £ 03 15 4 

To Sir Charles 02 07 6 







£ 06 
Dr. 


02 


10 


Ephraim Wheeler, 






To Foxcraft 




£ 01 


14 





To Jackson 




00 


13 


3 


To Sir Charles 




02 


10 


4 




£ 04 
Dr. 


17 


7 


Joseph Rodman, 






To Foxcraft 




£ 02 


02 


9 


To Jackson 




00 


02 


3 


To Sir Charles 




00 


05 





To what I paid John Makens 


per your Mother's 










order 00 


06 


4 



£ 02 16 4 
Hartford, July the 2d. 1711. 

Received of Col. Will. Whiting for Joseph Rodman's Service 
at Port Royal, the Sum of Six Shillings and Four Pence, by 
Virtue of his Mother's Orders since his Decease: I say per me. 

John Meakins. 



David Lyman, Dr. 

To Foxcraft £ 01 00 7 

To Sir Charles 01 09 10 

To Bills paid his Brother Jonathan 01 16 11 



£ 03 17 4 
Hartford, March the 7th. 1711, 12. 

Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of One Pound 
Six and Eleven Pence, for my brother David's Service at Port 
Royal: As per Order per me. 

Jonathan Lyman. 



[ 60 ] 

Thomas Harris, Dr. 

To Foxcraft ^01 16 3 

To Sir Charles 01 02 4 

To Jackson 00 03 4 



Querry Chatfield, 
To Foxcraft 
To Jackson 
To Sir Charles 



Joseph Goodwin, 
To Foxcraft 
To Jackson 
To Sir Charles Hobby 



Jolin Floyd, 
To Foxcraft 
To Jackson 
To Sir Charles 



John Martin, 
To Foxcraft 
To Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To a pair of Breeches 
To Money for ISIilk 
To paid Mr. Ward his ISIaster 



£ 03 


01 


11 


Dr. 






£ 03 


19 


3 


00 


05 


10 


01 


11 


4 


£ 05 


16 


5 


Dr. 






£ 00 


08 


6 


00 


07 


5 


01 


19 


10 


£ 02 


15 


9 


Dr. 






£ 02 


19 


1 


00 


02 


2 


02 


10 





£ 05 


11 


3 


Dr. 






£ 01 


14 


10 


01 


09 


6 


00 


10 


10 


00 


08 





00 


01 





01 


07 


2 



£05 11 4 



December the 21st. 1711. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of One Pound 
Seven and Two Pence for John Marins Service at Port Royal, 
being my Servant: I say per me. William Ward. 



[ 61 ] 

William Lee, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 02 07 

To Mr. Jackson 01 15 3 

To Sir Charles Hobby 02 00 



<£ 06 02 3 



William Parks, Dr. 

To Mr. Foxcraft £ 01 07 

To Mr. Jackson 00 07 7 

To Sir Charles 01 15 2 

To paid John Parks per Order 02 03 7 



£05 13 4 



Hartford, May the 16th. 1712. 
Then Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Two Pounds 
Three Shillings and Seven Pence, being due for William Parks 
Service at Port Royal: I say per Order Received by me. 

John Parks. 



Joseph Dutton, Dr. 

To Foxcraft £ 03 02 3 

To Jackson 00 07 1 

To Sir Charles 01 13 6 

To paid Thomas Gates per Order 00 09 10 



£ 05 12 2 
June 3d. 1712. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Nine Shillings 
and Ten Pence, for Joseph Dutton's Service at Port Royal: As 
per Order per me. Thomas Gates. 



Elnathan Perry, 
To Foxcraft 
To Jackson 
To Sir Charles 
To a Hatt 



Dr. 






£ 00 


17 


10 


00 


li 


6 


00 


19 





00 


03 





£ 02 


14 


4 



[ 62 ] 

Samuel Bartlet, Dr. 

To Foxcraft ^01 H 7 

To Jackson 00 00 9 

To Sir Charles 00 18 4 

To Sundries Receiv'd of me 00 16 

To Bills paid William Porter 02 13 4 

£ 05 10 
Hartford, March the 7th. 1711, 12. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Two Pounds 
Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence, being for Samuel Bartlet's 
Service, at Port Royal: I say Received as Administrators to the 
said Bartlet per me. William Porter. 



Edward Haget, 


Dr. 






To Foxcraft 


<£ 01 


15 


10 


To Jackson 


00 


19 


5 


To Sir Charles 


01 


13 


2 


To 15 Pound of Soap at 4d per Pound 


00 


05 


8 


To Sundries amounting to 


03 


07 


11 




£ 08 


02 






Joseph Burton, Dr. 

To Bills paid your Master Col. John 

Livingston in full £ 12 03 4 

New London, December 10th. 1712. 
Received of Col. William Whiting the Sum of Three Pounds 
in full of Joseph Burtons Pay at Annapolis Royal, he being my 
Servant. John Livingston. 



Boston January the 5th. 1713. 

Save Errors, Per 

William Whiting. 



P^!,i'17 



